Copying Pages between PDF Files
from ironpdf import *
 
html_a = """<p> [PDF_A] </p>
        <p> [PDF_A] 1st Page </p>
        <div style='page-break-after: always;'></div>
        <p> [PDF_A] 2nd Page</p>"""

html_b = """<p> [PDF_B] </p>
        <p> [PDF_B] 1st Page </p>
        <div style='page-break-after: always;'></div>
        <p> [PDF_B] 2nd Page</p>"""

renderer = ChromePdfRenderer()

# Create our main document
pdfdoc_a = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html_a)

# Create and select a page to copy
pdfdoc_b = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html_b)
page_to_insert = pdfdoc_b.CopyPage(1)

# 3 ways to insert:
pdfdoc_a.AppendPdf(page_to_insert)  # at the end
# or
pdfdoc_a.PrependPdf(page_to_insert)  # at the start
# or
pdfdoc_a.InsertPdf(page_to_insert, 1)  # in the middle

pdfdoc_a.SaveAs("CopiedPages.pdf")
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Copying Pages between PDF Files

Copying Pages between PDF Files

IronPDF for Python can copy pages from one PDF document and insert them into another at any position - at the end, the beginning, or a specific page index within the target document.

Getting Started

Create or load two PdfDocument objects. Use CopyPage to extract a specific page from the source document, then insert it into the target document using one of the three insertion methods.

Understanding the Code

  • CopyPage(index): Extracts a single page from a PdfDocument by its zero-based index. Returns a new single-page PdfDocument.
  • AppendPdf(page_to_insert): Adds the page to the end of the target document.
  • PrependPdf(page_to_insert): Adds the page to the beginning of the target document, before all existing pages.
  • InsertPdf(page_to_insert, index): Inserts the page at the specified zero-based position within the target document. In the example, index 1 inserts the page after the first page.

Inserting Multiple Pages

To copy and insert multiple pages at once, use CopyPages(start, end) instead of CopyPage, then insert the resulting multi-page document using the same AppendPdf, PrependPdf, or InsertPdf methods.

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